AI & TECHNOLOGY POLICY · WASHINGTON, D.C.
Making the case for a future of technological abundance.
Director of Federal Government Affairs at the Abundance Institute.
FEATURED
ARTICLE
The Right to Compute Explained
Why the freedom to build and use computing power deserves legal protection.
RESEARCH
Beyond the Screen: Wearable AI and Federal Policy
A policy framework for the next hardware wave, coauthored with Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy at the Abundance Institute.
OP-ED
AI Can Help Fix What’s Broken in Foster Care
How AI tools can serve the most vulnerable kids in the system, coauthored with child welfare expert Maureen Flatley.
THE DOCKET — RECENT WORK
Libertarian Christian Institute Podcast Interview
November 6, 2017
Ep 39: Libertarians and Libertinism with Taylor Barkley Listen to and download the podcast at libertarianchristians.com The popular perception of libertarianism is often skewed. While those on the left tend to think of libertarians as greedy and self-absorbed with no concern for the poor, those on the right — and particularly the Christian right —
Book Review: Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch
July 11, 2017
Former Christianity Today Editor Andy Crouch’s recently published book, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place was a pleasant surprise. I liked it better than I thought I would. It’s a short, pleasant combination of research by the Barna Group into evangelical family’s views on technology and Crouch’s perspectives and
The Singularity and God
June 30, 2017
At what point are humans, fully assimilated with technology, no longer human? Do self-sustaining artificially intelligent (AI) beings have rights? For many, the singularity is not a question of “if”, but “when”? Therefore, the question of God is more real than ever. Yet, while 80 percent of the American population claims to believe in God,
Apple, FBI, and Cybersecurity: The Basics
June 29, 2017
Originally posted at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission blog Apple CEO Tim Cook’s letter about the FBI brought forth both emotional outrage and joyful fist-pumping from the tech community. It also has brought a very public spotlight to a conflict between two great problems that plague the modern era: security against threats and the
The Internet, Human Creativity, and Freedom
January 27, 2017
Originally written for the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics in 2013. The executive chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, recently visited North Korea with the former governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, to promote a free and open internet. In a country of 24 million people, only a handful of elites in North Korea have the kind
ABOUT
Technology has made human flourishing possible. Policy decides what comes next.
I lead federal government affairs at the Abundance Institute, a think tank creating the legal and cultural space for emerging technologies to develop and thrive. My work covers AI policy, energy and compute infrastructure, and children’s online safety.
I also write about theology, culture, and why Christians have every reason to face the technological future with hope rather than fear.
BEYOND THE OFFICE
Called to Freedom
A book on liberty and the Christian life — exploring how faith and freedom belong together.
The Radical Optimism Podcast
Conversations with my wife on faith, family, culture, and life.
Is Christianity Compatible with Libertarianism?
October 27, 2017
Read the entire article originally published at JuicyEcumenism.com: The Institute for Religion and Democracy’s Blog. “Young Evangelicals Elise Daniel and Taylor Barkley discussed their belief that Christianity is politically compatible with libertarianism at a Faith and Law presentation at Capitol Hill on Friday, January 6. Daniel, currently working on Capitol Hill and a co-author with